Explosion at Valdosta business

March 4, 2003

Valdosta - Luckily, no one was injured in an explosion at a South Georgia business.

The explosion happened in a rear building of the ADM Processing Plant in Valdosta. A truck driver for the company was preparing to unload his truck when he witnessed the blast and described it as a huge boom and ball of fire.

Investigators aren't sure what caused the explosion and are still investigating.

The ADM company is a world-wide agricultural processor of soybeans, wheat, beans, and cocoa.